Friday, October 12, 2012

Pink Ruffle Wreath

I made this little pink wreath for Sophie’s room last week, trying to mimic the beautiful one I saw here. I love the way it turned out…and it only cost me $6 to make. I bought a yard of this lightweight/sheer pink fabric at Joann’s…and cut it into strips (about 4") using pinking sheers.

Then I used my super scientific way of gathering the strips….set the machine to a zig-zag stitch (only so the gather doesn’t unravel) and shove/gather/push/bunch the fabric under the foot using your hands on either side of the presser foot as you go. It works like a charm on lightweight fabric like this.

Then I gathered each strip again…making them twice as ruffled. Just gather the strips until they are fluffy and full.

It would make a cute garland wouldn’t it?

Then I hot glued the gathered strips to the top and sides of a little wreath I bought in the dollar bins at Target…until it was nice and full.

It looks cute above her bed with the white frames. Although now that I look at it I’m going to need to re-adjust her mattress down and move those pictures up right now!

The LOVE print up there is by Wheatfield (in a frame I bought for $1 at a garage sale!).

Very cute wreath - but even CUTER little Sophie!! For future reference - you can gather easily by using a thin crochet thread or even yarn - secure the crochet thread to the fabric at the beginning and then zigzag over it (make sure you don't catch the thread - all the way to the end, then gather it up! Works like a charm for ALL gathering because the crochet thread never "snaps" like sewing thread can! You just cut off the extra crochet thread at the end AFTER securing the thread to your fabric - roll it in a ball (or whatever) and use it for your next project!!

Such a cutie...and you are right, better move that stuff. It will be in her hands before you know it!With all my sewing machine attachments and sewing things I have learned....the scrunch-shove-sew method of gathering is still my favorite and most widely used!